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Join us and follow the draw for the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League Round of 16, starting at 12:00 CET.
The draw for the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League Round of 16 takes place today in Nyon, Switzerland.
We begin at 12:00 CET with Atalanta, the only Serie A side left in the Champions League, learning whether Arsenal or Bayern Munich will be their opponents in the next phase.
La Dea have eliminated Borussia Dortmund from the knockout play-off.
Bologna and Roma will learn their Europa League Round of 16 opponents at 13:00 CET, and they could even meet in the next round. Bologna will get the Giallorossi or Freiburg, and Roma will play the Rossoblu or Genk.
Bologna have qualified through the knockout play-off, while Roma qualified for the Round of 16 from the league phase.
Lastly, Fiorentina will find out their Conference League Round of 16 rival at 14:00 CET. After eliminating Jagiellonia from the play-offs, the Tuscans will face Strasbourg or Raków.
Champions League dates
Round of 16: 10/11 & 17/18 March 2026
Quarter-finals: 7/8 & 14/15 April 2026
Semi-finals: 28/29 April & 5/6 May 2026
Final: 30 May 2026 (Budapest)
The round of 16 match schedule will be available on the night of the draw.
The quarter-final match schedule will be communicated on 19 March, after the return legs of the round of 16.
The semi-finals match schedule will be communicated on 16 April, after the return legs of the quarter-finals.
Champions League clubs
Seeded (league phase top eight, ordered by league phase ranking)
Arsenal (ENG)
Bayern München (GER)
Liverpool (ENG)
Tottenham (ENG)
Barcelona (ESP)
Chelsea (ENG)
Sporting CP (POR)
Man City (ENG)
Unseeded (knockout phase play-off winners)
Real Madrid (ESP)
Paris (FRA)
Newcastle (ENG)
Atleti (ESP)
Atalanta (ITA)
Leverkusen (GER)
Galatasaray (TUR)
Bodø/Glimt (NOR)
How does the draw work?
The clubs are paired based on their positions at the end of the league phase to form four seeded pairs (clubs in positions 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8).
The clubs in each seeded pair are drawn into one of two positions in the round of 16 against the relevant winners of the knockout phase play-offs, whose position is determined by the knockout phase play-off draw.
Four bowls are prepared for the draw, with the balls containing the names of each pair of seeded teams placed in the corresponding marked bowls according to the league rankings.
The draw will allocate the side of the bracket for all the seeded teams, starting with the teams ranked 7/8 and finishing with the teams ranked 1/2.
One ball is taken from the bowl containing the two relevant ranked teams (i.e. the teams ranked 7 and 8) and opened to display the team. The first team drawn from this bowl is placed in their reserved spot on the silver side of the bracket. The other seeded team of the pairing is then drawn and displayed, then allocated to the corresponding reserved spot on the blue side of the bracket. The same procedure is carried out with the remaining seeded teams.
ByLorenzo Bettoni
Lorenzo Bettoni is the Editor of Football Italia.
